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Samuel Eto'o's goodbye letter to Sampdoria is eerily similar to the one he wrote when he left Everton

Spot the difference

James Orr
Wednesday 01 July 2015 08:18 BST
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Samuel Eto'o in action for Sampdoria
Samuel Eto'o in action for Sampdoria (GETTY IMAGES)

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Samuel Eto'o has penned a touching goodbye to letter to everyone at Sampdoria after leaving the club after seven months, a touching letter that looks remarkably similar to the one he wrote for everyone at Everton when he left Goodison Park last year.

The 34-year-old striker will now join up with Turkish side Antalyaspor.

It has been spotted by many on social media that Eto'o has somewhat of a leaving letter template, and it has been a copy and paste job.

He writes: "Dear *nickname of team*"

"I've been blessed to spend these past few months with you."

"To my pleasure, I have discovered here a crowd of warm, passionate, affectionate and supportive fans."

"It's time for me to leave but wherever I go *insert sentence about good memories*."

Then a thank you to the staff and manager.

See the letters here

Eto'o's leaving letters
Eto'o's leaving letters (twitter.com/PeoplesPerson_)

Including loan spells, Antalayspor are the 11th club of the veteran striker's career.

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